Slaking #0289

The Lazy Pokémon

Typing	Normal
Abilities	Truant
Classification	The Lazy Pokémon
National ID	#0289
How to get	Evolves from Vigoroth at level 36

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Immune x0

Ghost

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	150	210—257
Attack	160	148—233
Defense	100	94—167
Sp. Attack	95	90—161
Sp. Defense	65	63—128
Speed	100	94—167
Total	670	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 18

At Level 36

Where to Find

Evolve it from an earlier stage.

Trade from Platinum, Diamond & Pearl

Transfer from Emerald, Ruby & Sapphire

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	15
Egg Steps	3825
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	2.0 m (6'7")
Weight	130.5 kg (287.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 HP
Base Exp. Yield	210
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

SoulSilver

"The world’s laziest Pokémon. It moves to another spot when there’s no food left within its reach."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Slaking via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Scratch	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Slack Off	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.
7	Encore	—	100	Normal	Stat.
13	Slack Off	—	—	Normal	Stat.
19	Feint Attack	60	—	Dark	Phys.
25	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
31	Covet	40	100	Normal	Phys.
36	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
37	Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
43	Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
49	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
55	Punishment	1	100	Dark	Phys.
61	Hammer Arm	100	90	Fighting	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Slaking via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam (Slakoth)Egg	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Crush Claw (Slakoth)Egg	75	95	Normal	Phys.
Curse (Slakoth)Egg	—	—	???	Stat.
Focus Energy (Vigoroth)Levelup	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Fury Swipes (Vigoroth)Levelup	18	80	Normal	Phys.
Night Slash (Slakoth)Egg	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Pursuit (Slakoth)Egg	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Reversal (Vigoroth)Levelup	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Slash (Slakoth)Egg (Vigoroth)Levelup	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Uproar (Vigoroth)Levelup (Vigoroth)Levelup (Vigoroth)Tutor	50	100	Normal	Spec.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Slaking as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Block	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Fire Punch	75	100	Fire	Phys.
Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.
Gunk Shot	120	70	Poison	Phys.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Ice Punch	75	100	Ice	Phys.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Low Kick	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Sucker Punch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
Thunder Punch	75	100	Electric	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Slaking via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM008	Bulk Up	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM024	Thunderbolt	95	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	120	70	Electric	Spec.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM035	Flamethrower	95	100	Fire	Spec.
TM038	Fire Blast	120	85	Fire	Spec.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM040	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM052	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Slaking via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
HM08	Rock Climb	90	85	Normal	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Slaking via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Dynamic Punch	E	100	50	Fighting	Phys.
Mega Kick	EFRLG	120	75	Normal	Phys.
Mega Punch	EFRLG	80	85	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Seismic Toss	EFRLGxd	1	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

In-Game Images

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Slaking #0289

The Lazy Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Where to Find

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Pre-evolution Moves

Tutor Moves

Learnset via TM

Learnset via HM

Transfer Moves

In-Game Images

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